Apparatus, and associated method, for receiving data at a radio device
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsJean-Marie Tran, Thomas Kenney
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Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, for a communication station, such as a mobile station operable pursuant to an IS-95/IS-2000 communication service and an HDR (High Data Rate) data communication service. The receiver part of the communication station includes first and second RF (Radio Frequency) receive portions, separately tunable to communicate pursuant to the communication services. A hard handover of communication is not required to be effectuated to receive one, or the other, of the services.
Claims20
In a radio device operable pursuant to a first data service and pursuant to a second data service, an improvement of receiver apparatus selectably operable simultaneously to receive first data generated pursuant to the first data service and second data generated pursuant to the second data service, said apparatus comprising:
- a first RF (Radio Frequency) receive portion at least selectably tunable to a channel upon which the first data generated during operation of the first data service is transmitted to the radio device, and
- a second RF (Radio Frequency) receive portion at least selectably tunable to the channel upon which the first data generated during operation of the first data service is transmitted and to a channel upon which the second data generated pursuant to the second data service is transmitted such that, when tuned to the channel upon which the second data is transmitted, simultaneous reception of both the first data and the second data is effectuated.
In a method for communicating pursuant to a first data service and pursuant to a second data service with a radio device, an improvement of a method for simultaneously receiving data generated pursuant to the first data service and pursuant to the second data service, said method comprising:
- timing a first RF (Radio Frequency) receive portion to a channel upon which the first data generated during operation of the first data service is transmitted to the radio device;
- tuning a second RF (Radio Frequency) receive portion to the channel upon which the first data generated during operation of the first data service is transmitted such that, when tuned thereto, the first and second RF receive portions, respectively, together are operable as a diversity receiver;
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- selectably tuning the second RF receive portion to a channel upon which the second data generated pursuant to the second data service is transmitted such that, when tuned thereto, simultaneous reception of both the first data and the second data is effectuated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.